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3.2 Transportation Management Plan August 2016 From: Lal, Tarsem (FHWA) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 11:41 AM To: Allahdoust, Fatemeh (VDOT) Cc: Bill Lecos; Bondurant, Carol CPM (VDOT); King, Lewis D. (VDOT); Shaw, Susan, P.E. (VDOT) Subject: FHWA Approval of the I-66 TMP Fatemeh, As per our discussion, consider this email as our approval of the Transportation Management Plan for the Transform 66 project. The TMP is in compliance with the requirements of 23 CFR 630 Subpart J, and all our previous comments have been addressed. It is our understanding that VDOT will continue to monitor the various mitigation strategies as noted in the TMP throughout the construction period and make necessary adjustment as needed. Please send us the final copy of the TMP. Tarsem Lal, P.E., PMP Tarsem Lal, P.E., PMP Senior Major Projects Engineer FHWA, Virginia Division Office 400 North 8th Street, Suite 750 Richmond, VA 23219-4825 Phone # (804) 775-3345 Fax # (804) 775-3356 I-66 Transportation Management Plan: August 2016 i Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT OVERVIEW ....................................................... 5 1.1 Purpose of Document ........................................................................................................5 1.2 Transform 66 Program Overview ........................................................................................5 1.3 I-66 Outside the Beltway Express Lanes Project Overview ...................................................6 1.4 I-66 Inside the Beltway Project Overview ............................................................................7 1.5 Federal Environmental Review (NEPA) Process ..................................................................8 1.6 Existing Transportation Network ........................................................................................8 1.7 Regional Perspective ..........................................................................................................8 1.8 Major Activity Centers .......................................................................................................9 1.9 Types of Users ...................................................................................................................9 1.10 Three Major Elements of the TMP .................................................................................... 10 1.11 TMP Goals and Objectives ................................................................................................ 11 1.12 Transportation Management Plan (TMP) Guidance ........................................................... 13 1.13 Overview of the TMP Development .................................................................................. 15 1.14 Stakeholder Engagement ................................................................................................. 15 1.15 Specific roles and responsibilities for developing the TMP are as follows: .......................... 16 1.16 Coordination of I-66 Construction with VDOT and Local Jurisdictions ................................ 17 CHAPTER 2: MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC (MOT) ................................................................. 19 2.1 Planning for Construction ................................................................................................. 19 2.2 Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................................ 19 2.3 Work Restrictions ............................................................................................................ 21 2.4 Construction Staging ........................................................................................................ 21 2.5 Construction Summary ..................................................................................................... 21 2.6 Construction Sequencing .................................................................................................. 22 2.7 Temporary Traffic Control Plans ....................................................................................... 22 2.8 Traffic Control Devices ..................................................................................................... 23 2.9 Review Process for MOT Plans.......................................................................................... 24 2.10 Forecasting Assumptions .................................................................................................. 25 I-66 Transportation Management Plan: August 2016 ii CHAPTER 3: TRAFFIC OPERATIONS/INCIDENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ........................ 26 3.1 Traffic Operations Strategies ............................................................................................ 27 CHAPTER 4: LOCAL NETWORK OPERATIONS STRATEGIES .................................................. 30 4.1 Local Network Operations Strategies ................................................................................ 31 CHAPTER 5: TRANSIT AND TDM STRATEGIES ..................................................................... 34 5.1 Existing Transit and TDM Service in the Corridor ............................................................... 34 5.2 Origins-Destinations of I-66 and I-66 HOV Lanes Traffic ..................................................... 35 5.3 Existing Transit/TDM Programs ........................................................................................ 38 5.4 TMP Strategy Goals: ......................................................................................................... 38 5.5 TMP Transit/TDM Strategy Recommendations ................................................................. 39 5.6 Transit/TDM Promotion Strategies ................................................................................... 42 5.7 Implementation of Strategies ........................................................................................... 43 CHAPTER 6: COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH ............................................................. 45 6.1 Communications and Outreach Program Strategies: ......................................................... 47 6.2 Public Information and Website ....................................................................................... 48 6.3 Transit and TDM Communication ..................................................................................... 49 6.4 Survey and Performance Evaluation ................................................................................. 49 I-66 Transportation Management Plan: August 2016 iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Commonwealth’s Transform 66 initiative is a program to implement improvements on the I-66 corridor from Haymarket in Prince William County to the Potomac River. The transformation will implement a series of multimodal improvements intended to enhance the movement of people, goods and services throughout the corridor. The program has been prioritized as the most important congestion-relief project in Virginia. The major elements of the Transform 66 initiative include three significant projects: The I-66 Outside the Beltway Projects includes the construction and implementation of three regular lanes and two Express Lanes in each direction (the existing high- occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane will be converted to an Express Lane and one new Express Lane will be constructed). The new Express Lanes will support enhanced high-frequency bus service with predictable travel times and direct access between the Express Lanes and new or expanded commuter lots. A private contractor will be selected under the Virginia Public-Private Partnership requirements to finance, construct and operate the entire facility as a system of dynamically priced High Occupancy Toll (Express) Lanes. The I-66 Inside the Beltway Project will relieve congestion by making the facility available to everyone by removing the current ban on single-occupancy vehicles (SOV) during restricted peak periods and charging them a demand and distance- based toll. All HOVs will continue to be able to use the facility for free during tolled periods. Toll revenues will be allocated to fund additional and improved travel choices that would include roadway improvements, bus, Metrorail access, bicycle and pedestrian options. The I-66 Inside the Beltway Widening Project will construct an additional lane eastbound between the merge of the Dulles Connector Road (Route 267) with I-66 and the Glebe Road/Fairfax Drive exit in Arlington County. This project is expected to start in 2018 and be open to traffic in 2020. The construction will not take any homes or businesses and will be completed largely within the existing right-of-way. Collectively, these efforts are referred to as Transform 66 in this document. The I-66 Transportation Management Plan (TMP) is a joint initiative of VDOT and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (VDRPT) incorporating: Project-specific Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) and Public Information Program (PIP) plans. Transportation operations strategies, including incident management, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and traffic mobility enhancements within the construction area and impacted arterial road network, intended to enhance mobility and safety during construction. I-66 Transportation Management Plan Page 1 Transit and Travel Demand Management